North West Region's rally programme for 2022

Please note that all rallies are subject to change or cancellation in the light of inclement weather or Covid-19, so it is vital that you check in the Forum's  North West Section for last minute changes or important instructions relating to the rally. Contact details for the rally organisers can be found in the Forum or Journal.

Paddling down the River Dee

April 10  River Dee
​Launch at Farndon, paddle/row downstream to Chester. Canoes or light rowing craft only.   Boats must be light enough to be launched by hand down a steep grassy bank.       
​Organiser: Matthew Peacock

​April 23-24  Coniston Water, Lake District        
Camp, sleep aboard or stay in a B&B.
Limited launching at Coniston Sailing Club if pre-arranged with the Organiser  or at  Coniston Boating Centre.
Organiser: David Bone
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May 11-15       Border Reivers   Rally               Organiser: Bill Haylock.                  Details on the rally page for the North East.

​May 21-22      Rudyard Lake
 This rally will follow  the usual informal  format where people just turn up and sail: some sleep on board afloat or hauled out, some camp nearby, others stay in B&B.   We    expect some participants will just be day sailing.    
Adjacent to the Activity Centre on the lake there is a small patch of sloping field on which DCA members may camp. It is close to the toilet block.  However vehicles cannot drive onto it, so campers would have to park nearby to unload then return the car to the car park. The field is on quite a slope meaning it  is more suitable for small tents able to fit on a small level area.   Also there is a small patch of sandy beach in a corner of the dam wall suitable for drying out/ beaching for sleeping aboard.

At the launch site and jetties there is a café  which closes at 6pm. 
The cost for launching and parking is £15 per day for boats over 3m.    Electric outboard motors are permitted.
N.B.   Third party insurance is mandatory for lake users and you can be asked to show proof.
Organiser: Tony Nield.    Tony's contact details are in the Forum - please let him know if you are thinking of attending.
To find out more about Rudyard Lake, please visit    www.rudyardlake.com . This site   www.rudyardlakelodges.co.uk   also  has a good collection of photos. ​

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​May 28-29      River Alt, Liverpool Bay​  
Weekend cruise with Hoylake SC across Liverpool Bay from Meols, Wirral, to the R Alt on the Lancashire coast.  Sail Sat 0900. Camp overnight at Blundellsands SC or sleep aboard. Outboard motor needed to navigate the River Alt.
​HW (Liverpool)         28/5 10.46 8.8m, 23.10 8.8m;
​                                                                  29/5 11.27 8.9m, 23.48 8.9m
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​Organisers: John Watt and John Hughes

River Alt

Sailing on Ullswater

​June  11     West Hoyle Bank, Dee Estuary  
Day-sail to the West Hoyle Bank.   Hoylake SC’s & West Kirby SC’s Commodores’ Cruise which DCA members are invited to join.
HW (Liverpool)  09.15 8.2m, 21.47 8.5m
​Organiser: John Hughes

​​July 2-3      Ullswater, Lake District
Launch at Glenridding Sailing Centre. Camp  at Gillside Camping and Caravan Park or  Side Farm Campsite.   You must register beforehand to launch at GSC and there is a limit of 12 boats.
Organiser:  Matthew Peacock

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July 16-17   Dee Estuary / Liverpool Bay
Launch at Dove Point, Meols on N Wirral coast  within 2h of HW (grid ref SJ 233 907).     Sleep aboard at Hilbre.
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HW (Liverpool) 16/7 13.57 9.0M;
​                                                            17/7 02.15 9.5M, 14.44 8.8m

​Organiser: John Hughes

​August  19-21   Conwy, Gwynedd           ​Organiser: Colin Holt.     Details on the rally page for Wales.

​September 10-11   Traeth Bach,   Dwyryd estuary, Gwynedd           Organiser:    Keith Muscott   .  Details on the rally page​ for Wales.

September 17-18     Llyn Tegid/Bala Lake, Gwynedd               Organiser:   Phillip Barre.     Details on the rally page for Wales

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​September 24-25  Ullswater
Organiser: Tony Nield.  Details to follow.

​​October 8-9     Windermere
Organiser: John Sharpe​.    Details to follow
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​November 5-6    Coniston Water   'Softies' ​, Lake District             
​Organiser:    John Sharpe.   Details to follow